Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas familiares relacionados con la calidad del cuidado de los niños con capacidades diferentes que acuden al Centro de Desarrollo Infantil Universidad de Cuenca, 2014

Abstract

Background The Family builds their knowledge from their own or others' experience adapting them to needs of children with disabilities, the attitudes and practices can be positive or negative in child care. This research describes the influence of knowledge, attitudes and practices in family child care quality.

Target To determine knowledge, attitudes and practices related to family quality of care of children with disabilities who attend the Child Development Center University of Cuenca.

Material and methods The research was qualitative and employed quantitative, the type of study was descriptive; the universe consisted of 28 parents and 120 children with disabilities.

The research techniques employed were qualitative techniques such as focus group to both receive parental perceptions about care, quantitative techniques such as observation of family care practices and interview parents. For data analysis descriptive statistics were used and processed in SPSS

Results The 89.3% of children receive good care because their families have knowledge, attitudes and practices beneficial nutrition, cleanliness and grooming, occupational activities and stimulation for children. The 3.6% had regular care and 7.1% poor care resulting from lack of knowledge and practice of family care and home support rehabilitation therapies they receive.

Conclusions:

The quality of care for children with disabilities is good and is directly related to the degree of knowledge, attitudes assumed by parents and care practices in the family that supports the treatment and care of children.